Events: detail
The First Song - The Evolution of Music
- Hosted by:
- Friends of Imperial College, London
- Speaker:
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Professor Armand Leroi
- Starts:
- April 30, 2009 at 07:00 pm
- Ends:
- April 30, 2009 at 09:00 pm
- Location:
- Imperial College, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Imperial College Road, London, SW7 2AZ United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
How was music started? What role did music have in early humans? What was the first song? How did music spread? Armand Leroi, an evolutionary developmental biologist working with Brian Eno and others, has been applying the techniques used by geneticists and linguists to track the movements of people across the globe. His starting point has been the polyrhythmic chants of Xhosa farmers and the grunts of Siberian pastoralists. He reveals their meaning and their connections. Professor Leroi is author and presenter of the widely-acclaimed film “What Darwin didn’t know” about recent scientific advances, and author of “Mutants”, a brilliant narrative account of our genetic grammar.
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- No
Additional information
Imperial Alumni and public £10
Members of Friends of Imperial College reduced rate
Imperial College staff £3
Students £3
For more information
- Contact person:
- Administrator of Friends of Imperial College
- Phone:
- 05601 308693
- Email:
- admin [ at ] friendsofimperial.org.uk
- Website:
- The First Song - The Evolution of Music
